Be proactive.
Begin with the end in mind.
Put first things first.
Think – win : win
Seek first to understand and then to be understood.
Synergize - creative cooperation
Sharpen the saw - self-renewal
(Stephen R. Covey)

You can be somebody
With a plan of your own
You can say No,
And you won't be alone
You can make yourself get higher
Than you have ever known
By making up your mind
Doing things your own way
Setting up your own style
By simply being yourself.
(A T.V. song made for NBC : USA)